#8CA5DA#8CA5DA

#8CA5DA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.083 H 264.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA5DA
RGB	rgb(140, 165, 218)
HSL	hsl(221, 51%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(221, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 24.3%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.68, 4.11, -29.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.68, 29.93, 277.90°)
OKLab	oklab(72.27% -0.0074 -0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(72.27% 0.083 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(36.9214, 37.5460, 71.6178)
Luminance	0.3755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA5DA #DAC18C

analogous

#8CCCDA #8CA5DA #9A8CDA

triadic

#8CA5DA #DA8CA5 #A5DA8C

tetradic

#8CA5DA #DA8CCC #DAC18C #8CDA9A

square

#8CA5DA #DA8CCC #DAC18C #8CDA9A

split-complementary

#8CA5DA #DA9A8C #CCDA8C

monochromatic

#3960B2 #5E81CB #8CA5DA #BAC9E9 #E8EDF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#8CA5DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.51

#8CA5DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA5DA

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA5DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA5DA	1.00	2.47	8.51	8.51
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93A9DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8CA2D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74B0B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca5da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 165, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.083 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bfe5',
    500: '#8ca5da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca5da;
$custom-light: #b0bfe5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca5da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.769,
    "s": 51.316,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7227,
    "c": 0.08254,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA5DA

secondary

#ECE5D6

accent

#8E27BF

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111215

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA5DA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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